Columnists

Young dog has become a nuisance and a danger

DEAR ABBY: I am a retiree with diabetes and heart trouble. My husband is disabled. I’m his sole caregiver when…

August 10, 2024

There is still a scandal around president Joe Biden

Ross Douthat(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) One of the Biden White House’s greatest achievements, from the perspective of its…

August 10, 2024

Opinion

Project 2025 puts public lands in peril

David Lien Google “Project 2025.” It’s a 920-page manifesto for a potential second Trump administration that has something (bad) for…

August 10, 2024

Opinion

Nuclear cheerleading is fine – but what about the cost?

Allen Best It mystifies me, this perfervid belief in nuclear energy that I see in parts of Colorado. Just weeks…

August 10, 2024

Gulliford's Travels

Paddling Birch Creek, Alaska: Dispatch from a warming world

Alaska Natives are proud of their culture and subsistence lifestyle as seen in this photo mural in Fairbanks, Alaska. Climate…

August 9, 2024

Opinion

‘Content to move at a cow’s pace. Ungulates amble’

Cross I like cows. Yes, I am a bovinophile. They are warm cuddly independent beasts who choose to go through…

August 9, 2024

Dear Abby

Unstable relative reappears as dad’s health declines

DEAR ABBY: My aunt frequently cuts people out of her life for perceived slights – small, large and imagined. A…

August 8, 2024

From the Extension Office

Being an entrepreneur is risky and rewarding business

It’s that time of year. Pop-up lemonade stands hosted by enthusiastic children dwindle with the start of school. Cottage Foods…

August 8, 2024

Creating Community

Teaching children about disabilities

What did you learn about disabilities as a kid? I grew up in Louisiana and Arkansas in the 1970s and…

August 8, 2024

Downtown Lowdown

The Watson Twins: ‘It’s one of our true gifts in life’

They were singing before they could walk and talk. Identical twins Chandra and Leigh Watson have been harmonizing together since…

August 7, 2024

Stewards of the Land

Erosion: The Power of Water

A raging river has the opportunity to carve landscapes using the power of erosion. (Courtesy of John Washburn) Wherever you…

August 7, 2024

Opinion

Unmined coal ‘follows market, law, public opinion’

cca The coal mining industry reacted with outrage when the Bureau of Land Management recently announced plans to stop issuing…

August 7, 2024

Dear Abby

Boyfriend’s addiction a deal-breaker

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my live-in boyfriend, “Kyle,” for four years. He has many great qualities, the most…

August 6, 2024

Action Line

Let’s leave no steppingstone unturned

This stone block from more than a century ago was a step to assist riders up into a carriage seat.…

August 5, 2024

Opinion

‘I’ve become a person I could not even imagine in my youth’

The quest for a personal and unique identity attracts a great deal of attention these days. Contemporary society seems to…

August 4, 2024

Opinion

Rapid growth, water: ‘Not just concerning; it’s alarming’

cca Colorado and the other six states that share the Colorado River will not solve the current water crisis without…

August 4, 2024

Dear Abby

Parents angered when neighbor calls 911

DEAR ABBY: My next-door neighbors, whom I have become close with, have three adult children. My friends admit it’s always…

August 3, 2024

Creating Community

Animal-borne diseases: Prevent rabies, plague, West Nile virus, hantavirus and tularemia this summer

As we navigate through the summer and early fall, La Plata County Public Health Department is reminding residents to prevent…

August 2, 2024

Opinion

‘Advocate, reliable source of support’ came in principal at Indigenous Wyo. school

cca By the time she took the dais at the Arapaho Charter High School graduation this spring, Principal Katie Law…

August 2, 2024

Dear Abby

Disagreement progresses to estrangement

DEAR ABBY: After several years of worsening arguments, I told my father I was tired of fighting with him, and…

August 1, 2024

Downtown Lowdown

Daniel Donato plays Rhythms on the Rio

Daniel Donato has his eyes on Colorado. The young Nashville, Tennessee-based guitar player is climbing the ranks of hot musicians…

July 31, 2024

Opinion

‘30 bills sponsored, signed in 2024’

Rep. Barbara McLachlandu1-i-syn Recently I wrote about what we in the state Legislature did for Colorado this year; I am…

July 31, 2024

Dear Abby

Secrets still held as union ends

DEAR ABBY: After many years of trying to keep our family together, divorce is our final option. My husband has…

July 30, 2024

Action Line

You’re not being gaslighted: Parkers must pay up

The parking area south of the Gaslight and Relove is clearly signed as a private pay lot administered by Vanguard…

July 29, 2024